Eastern Sierra Research

We love traveling in the Eastern Sierras, on the US-395 through lots of really quaint towns. We have passed through during a number of ski trips while driving from San Diego to either Mammoth or Lake Tahoe. But it needs to be a destination in itself! Here are some highlights:

1. Red Rock Canyon
   1. off the CA-14
2. Boron
3. China Lake
4. Trona
   1. Trona Pinnacles to see the tufas
   2. Indian Joe's
5. Little Lake
6. Death Valley
7. Lone Pine
   1. Alabama Hills
      1. morning viewing would be best
      2. hike to arch
   2. Mount Whitney trailhead
   3. Movie filming location tour
8. Japanese internment camp - Manzanar
9. Independence
   1. Mary Austin house - author of Land of Little Rain
   2. train restoration
10. Big Pine
11. small dam
12. Ancient Bristlecone Forest
13. Bishop
14. Tom's Place
15. Convict Lake
16. Mammoth
    1. Devil's Postpile
17. June Lake
18. Yosemite
19. Mono Lake
    1. tufas
    2. Lee Vining
20. Bodie ghost town
21. Bridgeport
22. natural hot springs
23. Walker
24. Topaz
25. Lake Tahoe